Anesthesia Errors
Los Angeles Anesthesia Malpractice Attorneys
Anesthesia is utilized by doctors, surgeons and health care facilities throughout the United States in order to properly perform surgeries or otherwise treat patients. Properly administered, general, regional or local anesthesia allows doctors and surgeons to do their jobs. If an anesthesia error occurs, however, the results may be catastrophic. The most serious anesthesia injuries occur as a result of medical malpractice or negligence in administering regional or general anesthesia, or monitoring a patient under general anesthesia. Consequences of an anesthesia error of this kind may include: paralysis, brain damage, heart attack, nerve damage, or even death.
Have you or a loved one been injured due to an anesthesia error? You may have the right to take legal action in this matter, and by consulting a Los Angeles medical malpractice attorney at our law firm you can get more information about whether you may have grounds for a claim. Depending on the case, you may be entitled to a significant amount of financial compensation for physical, emotional and financial injuries you and your family may have experienced.
Examples of Anesthesia Error or Malpractice
There are numerous ways in which an anesthesia error may occur, and depending on this the patient may suffer serious injury. Following are some examples of anesthesia malpractice and errors:
- Using an anesthesia to which the patient has a known allergy
- Administering the wrong dosage of anesthesia
- Errors in administering anesthesia, such as injecting an epidural and damaging nerves in the spinal cord
- Failing to properly monitor the patient during surgery
- Defective breathing assistance or patient monitoring equipment
- Improper patient intubation
There are risks associated with most medicines and surgical procedures. If your injuries resulted from negligence or malpractice, however, you may have grounds for a lawsuit against the responsible party. Contact a Los Angeles anesthesia error attorney at our firm today.